UA names Smith as Razorbacks' defensive coordinator

11:37 PM,
Feb. 9, 2014

Written by

NATE ALLEN
nallensports@att.net

Robb Smith, a former University of Iowa graduate assistant and quality control coach back from 1999-2001 when Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema was Iowa's linebackers coach, was announced Saturday by Bielema as the Razorbacks' defensive coordinator and secondary coach.

Smith replaces Chris Ash, who came with Bielema from Wisconsin, but left after their first Arkansas season together to become the co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State.

Smith comes to Arkansas after one NFL season coaching Tampa Bay Bucs linebackers in 2013. He worked the bulk of his college coaching career on the ...